Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} You Have No Idea A Famous Daughter Her No-nonsense Mother and How They Survived Pageants Hollywood L Tells Her Story With Help From Her Mom. I recently interviewed Vanessa Williams and her mother Helen about their new book, You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Hollywood, Love, Loss (and Each Other) . Vanessa is a Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award– nominated singer, actress, and dancer. She has been crowned Miss America, starred in , and on ABC's comedy series . Helen was retired in 1998 after 37 years in the Ossining Public Schools as a vocal music educator and former adjunct professor at Manhattanville College School of Education. In this interview, they talk about how they both came together to write the book, how fame has affected their lives, and more. How did you both come together to write this book and why now? Vanessa: I came up with the idea after being pursued for a while. I wanted to wait because I wanted to have a career to talk about. After six years on television and a whole new audience base for me, I thought it was the perfect time to be able to tell my story in my own words and also include my mother and her recollections. Through all the obstacles, triumphs and disappointments in my career, my mother has been there through all of it and has a different perspective and had different experiences. It was a much more compelling book to have both accounts of my 49 years thus far and to share my career with my young audience who has no idea what I've done up until now. Helen: I decided to join in because I was asked. Vanessa, how has fame affected your life personally and professionally? Helen, how has Venessa’s fame affect your life in the same respect? Vanessa: I've been famous for 29 years now. I'm definately accustomed to it. I have learned to balance my life and am control of it. I'm not controlled by things which is very important. I live the life that I choose which is wonderful. Helen: It's affected me in a little different way. Now I'm recognized and often asked "are you Vanessa Williams' mom" when I go some place especially since the book has been out. But the other part that's affected me since I've been doing this book tour is that I've learned to just sit and relax and appreciate the world of fashion designers that want to dres. s you. For a woman of my age it's good for me. Vanessa, what do you believe were the major milestones in your life that you were most proud of? Helen, when were you most proud of your daughter? Vanessa: I'm a mother of four so every child I have is another opportunity to be blessed and grow. My first recording career was a huge milestone and having success on broadway was another huge milestone. Being in two iconic shows: four years on Ugly Betty, two years on Desperate Housewives. It's been an incredible six year run. I've really been lucky. I've sang on the Academy Awards and there have been a lot of other tremendous moments in my life. Helen: I think the highlight for me and her dad was when she did her first Broadway show because that was something that she had always wanted to do all of her life. Her senior high school picture said "I'll see you on Broadway." That was one of our proudest moments. Vanessa, you broke many of your mother’s rules growing up. Which rules are you happy you broke and which ones did you wish you would have avoided? Vanessa: Every rule that I broke I had fun with. That was the reason why I broke the rules. The one that got me in the most trouble that I didn't heed her advice was to never pose nude which definately affected my life for sure. Helen, which setbacks brought you closer together as a family? What can others learn from you? Helen: All of the trauma and unfortunate problems that we had when she was Miss America. All the things that my family had to deal with when she was on the road was one of the things that brought our family together as a unified unit to help her and protect her and to always be there for her comfort. What can other families learn from both of you? Vanessa: I had two parents and a family that always supported me. Support is very important and when they saw that I had the desire to pursue a career in the arts, I received the proper training. I danced my entire life. I was a musician. I acted and went to musical theater. The preparation is what gave me the skills that gave me longevity in this career. Follow your dreams, but it's also nice to have a family that supports your dreams instead of saying "get a real job." Helen: My advice for parents is to hang in there, be fair and be firm and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Vanessa Williams. Actress and singer Vanessa Williams was born on March 18, 1963 to Milton and Helen Williams in Tarrytown, New York. Williams graduated from Horace Greeley High School in Millwood, New York in 1981, and enrolled at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. In 1983, Williams won the Miss Greater Syracuse Pageant and Miss New York Pageant. Later that fall, she was crowned Miss America 1984, becoming the first African American contestant to win the pageant. A scandal involving Williams forced her to resign in July of 1984. Williams then pursued a career in music. In 1988, she released her first , The Right Stuff , which featured the singles The Right Stuff , He's Got the Look and Dreamin' . The album’s popularity garnered Williams the NAACP Outstanding New Artist Award. Her multi-platinum second album, The Comfort Zone , was nominated for three Grammys in 1992, and her third album, , achieved platinum status in 1994. Williams earned another Grammy nomination for her popular rendition of , featured on the Pocahontas soundtrack. Williams went on to release five more studio : Star Bright (1996), Next (1997), Silver & Gold (2004), Everlasting Love (2005), and The Real Thing (2009), which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz Charts. Williams has also enjoyed a successful acting career. After making her acting debut on an episode of The Love Boat in 1984, Williams went on to appear in such films as Eraser (1996), Soul Food (1997), Light It Up (1999), Shaft (2000), opposite Samuel L. Jackson, Johnson Family Vacation (2004), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), and Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013). She also portrayed Suzanne de Passe in the Jackson 5 biopic The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992). Williams executive-produced and starred in Lifetime's The Courage to Love and VH1’s original movie A Diva's Christmas Carol , both released in 2000. Williams earned three-Emmy nominations for her starring role as on Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010 and also starred on the last two seasons of Desperate Housewives on ABC, winning two NAACP Image Awards for her portrayal of . She also starred as Maxine Robinson on the television show Daytime Divas in 2017. In addition to acting on film and in television, Williams starred on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1994), Into the Woods (2002; Tony Award nominee as Best Actress in a Musical), Sondheim on Sondheim (2010) and The Trip to Bountiful (2003). Williams, and her mother Helen Williams, co-authored the New York Times bestseller You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No- nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Hollywood, Love, Loss (and Each Other) , published in 2013. Williams returned to the Miss America Pageant in 2015 as the head judge and special performer – receiving an apology from the organization for the events that took place in 1984. Williams has four adult children: Melanie, Jillian, Devin and Sasha. Vanessa Williams was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on April 30, 2018. 10 Mother-Daughter Duos in Business Together. According to Forbes Magazine, Black women are becoming entrepreneurs at a rate that goes leaps and bounds above their white counterparts. Black women represent 42 percent of new women-owned businesses—three times their share of the female population—and 36 percent of all Black-owned employer businesses. This impressive statistic makes it unsurprising, then, that Black women will often go into business with one another. But these Black women-owned businesses are a cut above the rest. So, in the spirit of honoring mothers all year round, we’ve decided to pay special tribute to these ten businesses that feature a mother and daughter at the helm. In some cases, too, there are mothers, daughters, and granddaughters working together to make that money! Here’s our list of ten mother-daughter Black-owned businesses. Lala, Tina, Chaela Bre, Eria (The Conjure) The family that conjures together stays together — and “The Conjure Family” of Atlanta, GA, proves that to be true. Headed up by mother Lala, who is the CEO of TheConjure.com — one of the most popular spiritual candle companies on the Internet today — The Conjure Family is rounded out by daughters Tina (who performs customized spells) and Chaela Bre (who performs “soul purges,” a form of spiritual cleansing). There’s also a young daughter, Eria, an aspiring R&B singer who pops up on their Instagram live broadcasts. The family has their own YouTube show, a strong following on Instagram, and is frequently seen hob-nobbing with the ATL glitterati (Young Thug is a fan). Alice Randall & Caroline Randall Williams ( Soul Food Love , co-writer’s in residence at Vanderbilt) Sometimes, the family "business" is all about writing books together. Such is the case with Alice Randall and her daughter, Caroline Randall Williams. They're both writer's in residence at Tennessee's Vanderbilt University, and they co-penned the 2015 book Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family . Caroline Randall Williams also said that her relationship with her mother helped her navigate what it means to be a Black woman, especially as she came to terms with her family's heritage. Her great-great-grandfather was Edmund Pettus — US senator of Alabama, a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, and grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. She infamously said that "the Black people I come from were owned and raped by the white people I come from. " Kelley O. Williams & Rachel Williams (Paige & Paxton) As more Black women enter STEM than ever before, there's a growing need to bridge the gap between opportunity and accessibility. And that's where Paige & Paxton — a STEM-centric computer program founded by mother-daughter duo Kelley O. Williams and Rachel Williams comes in. The mission of Paige & Paxton — named for the fictional characters that present STEM concepts in a fun, easy way — is to provide both teacher and student-centric programs that make STEM classes both easy to teach and easy to learn. Paige & Paxton also operates STEM enrichment programming seven days a week through their partnership with Blue Studios in New York City. Norma Lilly, Tracy Lilly, Atiya Lilly-Gassaway (Imani Jewelry) Imani Jewelry isn’t just a Black-owned shop — it’s a Black-owned shop that’s owned and operated by three generations of Lilly women. Grandmother Norma Lilly is the family's matriarch, while her daughter Tracy Lilly and granddaughter Atiya Lilly-Gassaway round out the lineup. The one-of-a-kind line features bold colors that pay homage to their African heritage, and they have boutique shops in New York City and Atlanta. Schery Mitchell-James & Bri James (Scrumpt) Feeding the picky little ones has always been an issue that Scrumpt founders Schery Mitchell-James and daughter Bri James hope to tackle with their unique subscription box service. There’s a vast selection of delicious, yet healthy, lunches to choose from — and though the company is currently undergoing a “re-imagination” process, we have no doubt that when they’re back, they’ll be better than ever before. You Have No Idea : A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Holly wood, Love, Loss (and Each Other) When Vanessa Williams was growing up, she had a plan: She’d go to college and major in musical theater; afterward she’d get her MFA from the Yale School of Drama, and then she would embark on a successful career on Broadway. And to make sure she stayed on that path, her mother, Helen Williams, gave her a list of things that she should never— ever—do. Near the top of that list was “never ever pose nude for anyone.” So when Vanessa became the first African-American woman to win the title of Miss America in September 1983 (an accomplishment that she never planned for or desired), only to be forced to resign ten months later due to a nude photo scandal, the lives of both Vanessa and Helen took an unexpected turn. But Vanessa survived this setback, and many others to come, to enjoy a thirty-plus-year career as an award-winning singer and actress. Vanessa has been asked to write her memoir many times, but only now—with the help of her mother—is she ready to tell her story. Vanessa grew up in Millwood, New York, part of one of the town’s only black families. As a teenager, Vanessa defied Helen, flirting with boys, drinking, and smoking pot. But despite their early conflicts, Helen has always ardently protected her daughter, staying in contact with the FBI about the multiple death threats Vanessa received after being crowned and being there for her during the dissolution of her two marriages. Now the mother of four children, Vanessa describes how she’s made it through the ups and downs of her life as well as her career. Jointly written by Vanessa and Helen and filled with dozens of personal family photos and mementos, You Have No Idea is an empowering celebration of the love between a mother and daughter and the life of a woman who beat the odds to achieve her destiny. Отзывы - Написать отзыв. LibraryThing Review. Learned so much about Vanessa, and the unique format of going back and forth between her personal stories, setbacks and triumphs with her mother's perspectives on the same was brilliant. Читать весь отзыв. LibraryThing Review. I am a big Ugly Betty fan, so I was curious to read about V. Williams. 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